False Google Malware Warning Blocks Access to Tech News Websites

Google Chrome blocked access to websites including TechCrunch , Cult of Mac , Inside Facebook, and VatorNews for some users yesterday after detecting malware in ads from the isocket ad network, The Next Web reported. All issues appear to have been resolved. However, it seems it was all a false alarm. And John Ramey, isocket Founder & CEO, lashed out at Google in a statement: “So far we have zero indications of malware actually being distributed by our ad server, and zero traces of any breaches to our industry-standard security. Google’s malware system is often contradictory and prone to false positives that inappropriately cripple good websites. We are vigorously investigating what the issue may have been and trying to get our publishers back online. It’d be nice if Google was as quick to fix a false positive as they were to cripple good businesses.” In June, a Google secu...